diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.spec.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.spec.ts
index d44ff5582..8c16228e4 100644
--- a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.spec.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,35 @@ describe('Module: UndefinedObject', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should allow block-level objects in snippets when in app mode', async () => {
+    const blockLevelObjects = ['section', 'block', 'recommendations', 'app'];
+    for (const object of blockLevelObjects) {
+      const sourceCode = `{% doc %} @param {string} x - x {% enddoc %}{{ ${object} }}`;
+      const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(
+        UndefinedObject,
+        sourceCode,
+        'snippets/my-snippet.liquid',
+        {},
+        undefined,
+        'app',
+      );
+      expect(offenses, `Expected no offense for '${object}' in app mode snippet`).toHaveLength(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should still flag block-level objects in snippets when in theme mode', async () => {
+    const blockOnlyObjects = ['section', 'block', 'recommendations'];
+    for (const object of blockOnlyObjects) {
+      const sourceCode = `{% doc %} @param {string} x - x {% enddoc %}{{ ${object} }}`;
+      const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(
+        UndefinedObject,
+        sourceCode,
+        'snippets/my-snippet.liquid',
+      );
+      expect(offenses, `Expected offense for '${object}' in theme mode snippet`).toHaveLength(1);
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should support contextual exceptions for checkout.liquid', async () => {
     let offenses: Offense[];
     const contexts: [string, string][] = [
diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.ts
index f9d322a8b..9057bbb94 100644
--- a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/undefined-object/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   NodeTypes,
   Position,
 } from '@shopify/liquid-html-parser';
-import { LiquidCheckDefinition, Severity, SourceCodeType, ThemeDocset } from '../../types';
+import { LiquidCheckDefinition, Mode, Severity, SourceCodeType, ThemeDocset } from '../../types';
 import { isError, last } from '../../utils';
 import { hasLiquidDoc } from '../../liquid-doc/liquidDoc';
 import { isWithinRawTagThatDoesNotParseItsContents } from '../utils';
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const UndefinedObject: LiquidCheckDefinition = {
       },
 
       async onCodePathEnd() {
-        const objects = await globalObjects(themeDocset, relativePath);
+        const objects = await globalObjects(themeDocset, relativePath, context.mode);
 
         objects.forEach((obj) => fileScopedVariables.add(obj.name));
 
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ export const UndefinedObject: LiquidCheckDefinition = {
   },
 };
 
-async function globalObjects(themeDocset: ThemeDocset, relativePath: string) {
+async function globalObjects(themeDocset: ThemeDocset, relativePath: string, mode: Mode = 'theme') {
   const objects = await themeDocset.objects();
-  const contextualObjects = getContextualObjects(relativePath);
+  const contextualObjects = getContextualObjects(relativePath, mode);
 
   const globalObjects = objects.filter(({ access, name }) => {
     return (
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ async function globalObjects(themeDocset: ThemeDocset, relativePath: string) {
   return globalObjects;
 }
 
-function getContextualObjects(relativePath: string): string[] {
+const BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_OBJECTS = ['app', 'section', 'recommendations', 'block'];
+
+function getContextualObjects(relativePath: string, mode: Mode = 'theme'): string[] {
   if (relativePath.startsWith('layout/checkout.liquid')) {
     return [
       'locale',
@@ -211,10 +213,13 @@ function getContextualObjects(relativePath: string): string[] {
   }
 
   if (relativePath.startsWith('blocks/')) {
-    return ['app', 'section', 'recommendations', 'block'];
+    return BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_OBJECTS;
   }
 
   if (relativePath.startsWith('snippets/')) {
+    // In a theme app extension, snippets can only be rendered from blocks,
+    // so they have access to the same contextual objects as blocks.
+    if (mode === 'app') return BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_OBJECTS;
     return ['app'];
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/test/test-helper.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/test/test-helper.ts
index 2eb5feaaf..880fce8f0 100644
--- a/packages/theme-check-common/src/test/test-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/test/test-helper.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   JSONCorrector,
   JSONSourceCode,
   LiquidSourceCode,
+  Mode,
   Offense,
   recommended,
   SectionSchema,
@@ -44,10 +45,11 @@ export async function check(
   checks: CheckDefinition[] = recommended,
   mockDependencies: Partial<Dependencies> = {},
   checkSettings: ChecksSettings = {},
+  mode: Mode = 'theme',
 ): Promise<Offense[]> {
   const theme = getTheme(themeDesc);
   const config: Config = {
-    context: 'theme',
+    context: mode,
     settings: { ...checkSettings },
     checks,
     rootUri,
@@ -236,11 +238,14 @@ export async function runLiquidCheck(
   fileName: string = 'file.liquid',
   mockDependencies: Partial<Dependencies> = {},
   existingThemeFiles?: MockTheme,
+  mode: Mode = 'theme',
 ): Promise<Offense[]> {
   const offenses = await check(
     { ...existingThemeFiles, [fileName]: sourceCode },
     [checkDef],
     mockDependencies,
+    {},
+    mode,
   );
   return offenses.filter((offense) => offense.uri === path.join(rootUri, fileName));
 }
diff --git a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/TypeSystem.ts b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/TypeSystem.ts
index e02c7302a..217bf1957 100644
--- a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/TypeSystem.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/TypeSystem.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   FilterEntry,
   MetafieldDefinitionMap,
   MetafieldDefinition,
+  Mode,
   ObjectEntry,
   ReturnType,
   SourceCodeType,
@@ -39,11 +40,14 @@ import {
 import { findLast, memo } from './utils';
 import { visit } from '@shopify/theme-check-common';
 
+export type GetModeForURI = (uri: string) => Promise<Mode>;
+
 export class TypeSystem {
   constructor(
     private readonly themeDocset: ThemeDocset,
     private readonly getThemeSettingsSchemaForURI: GetThemeSettingsSchemaForURI,
     private readonly getMetafieldDefinitions: (rootUri: string) => Promise<MetafieldDefinitionMap>,
+    private readonly getModeForURI: GetModeForURI = async () => 'theme',
   ) {}
 
   async inferType(
@@ -321,8 +325,8 @@ export class TypeSystem {
   });
 
   private contextualVariables = async (uri: string) => {
-    const entries = await this.objectEntries();
-    const contextualEntries = getContextualEntries(uri);
+    const [entries, mode] = await Promise.all([this.objectEntries(), this.getModeForURI(uri)]);
+    const contextualEntries = getContextualEntries(uri, mode);
     return entries.filter((entry) => contextualEntries.includes(entry.name));
   };
 }
@@ -332,7 +336,9 @@ const BLOCK_FILE_REGEX = /blocks[\/\\][^.\\\/]*\.liquid$/;
 const SNIPPET_FILE_REGEX = /snippets[\/\\][^.\\\/]*\.liquid$/;
 const LAYOUT_FILE_REGEX = /layout[\/\\]checkout\.liquid$/;
 
-function getContextualEntries(uri: string): string[] {
+const BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_ENTRIES = ['app', 'section', 'recommendations', 'block'];
+
+function getContextualEntries(uri: string, mode: Mode = 'theme'): string[] {
   const normalizedUri = path.normalize(uri);
   if (LAYOUT_FILE_REGEX.test(normalizedUri)) {
     return [
@@ -355,9 +361,12 @@ function getContextualEntries(uri: string): string[] {
     return ['section', 'predictive_search', 'recommendations', 'comment'];
   }
   if (BLOCK_FILE_REGEX.test(normalizedUri)) {
-    return ['app', 'section', 'recommendations', 'block'];
+    return BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_ENTRIES;
   }
   if (SNIPPET_FILE_REGEX.test(normalizedUri)) {
+    // In a theme app extension, snippets can only be rendered from blocks,
+    // so they have access to the same contextual objects as blocks.
+    if (mode === 'app') return BLOCK_CONTEXTUAL_ENTRIES;
     return ['app'];
   }
   return [];
diff --git a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/CompletionsProvider.ts b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/CompletionsProvider.ts
index b961040bd..64704916d 100644
--- a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/CompletionsProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/CompletionsProvider.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   GetDocDefinitionForURI,
   MetafieldDefinitionMap,
+  Mode,
   SourceCodeType,
   ThemeDocset,
 } from '@shopify/theme-check-common';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export interface CompletionProviderDependencies {
   getMetafieldDefinitions: (rootUri: string) => Promise<MetafieldDefinitionMap>;
   getDocDefinitionForURI?: GetDocDefinitionForURI;
   getThemeBlockNames?: (rootUri: string, includePrivate: boolean) => Promise<string[]>;
+  getModeForURI?: (uri: string) => Promise<Mode>;
   log?: (message: string) => void;
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export class CompletionsProvider {
     getThemeSettingsSchemaForURI = async () => [],
     getDocDefinitionForURI = async (uri, _relativePath) => ({ uri }),
     getThemeBlockNames = async (_rootUri: string, _includePrivate: boolean) => [],
+    getModeForURI,
     log = () => {},
   }: CompletionProviderDependencies) {
     this.documentManager = documentManager;
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ export class CompletionsProvider {
       themeDocset,
       getThemeSettingsSchemaForURI,
       getMetafieldDefinitions,
+      getModeForURI,
     );
 
     this.providers = [
diff --git a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/providers/ObjectCompletionProvider.spec.ts b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/providers/ObjectCompletionProvider.spec.ts
index 58c2718a3..60e84a2b6 100644
--- a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/providers/ObjectCompletionProvider.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/completions/providers/ObjectCompletionProvider.spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ describe('Module: ObjectCompletionProvider', async () => {
           parents: [],
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: 'app',
+        access: {
+          global: false,
+          template: [],
+          parents: [],
+        },
+      },
       {
         name: 'product',
         properties: [
@@ -216,6 +224,46 @@ describe('Module: ObjectCompletionProvider', async () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should complete block-level contextual variables in snippets when in app mode', async () => {
+    const appModeProvider = new CompletionsProvider({
+      documentManager: new DocumentManager(),
+      themeDocset: provider.themeDocset,
+      getMetafieldDefinitions: async () =>
+        ({
+          article: [],
+          blog: [],
+          collection: [],
+          company: [],
+          company_location: [],
+          location: [],
+          market: [],
+          order: [],
+          page: [],
+          product: [],
+          variant: [],
+          shop: [],
+        }) as MetafieldDefinitionMap,
+      getModeForURI: async () => 'app',
+    });
+
+    const blockLevelObjects = ['section', 'block', 'recommendations', 'app'];
+    for (const object of blockLevelObjects) {
+      const source = `{{ ${object}█ }}`;
+      await expect(appModeProvider, source).to.complete(
+        { source, relativePath: 'snippets/my-snippet.liquid' },
+        expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: object })]),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should not complete block-level contextual variables in snippets when in theme mode', async () => {
+    const source = `{{ section█ }}`;
+    await expect(provider, source).to.complete(
+      { source, relativePath: 'snippets/my-snippet.liquid' },
+      [],
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should not complete anything if there is nothing to complete', async () => {
     await expect(provider).to.complete('{% assign x = "█" %}', []);
   });
diff --git a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/hover/HoverProvider.ts b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/hover/HoverProvider.ts
index f74b884c4..22210611c 100644
--- a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/hover/HoverProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/hover/HoverProvider.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   GetDocDefinitionForURI,
   MetafieldDefinitionMap,
+  Mode,
   SourceCodeType,
   ThemeDocset,
 } from '@shopify/theme-check-common';
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ export class HoverProvider {
     readonly getTranslationsForURI: GetTranslationsForURI = async () => ({}),
     readonly getSettingsSchemaForURI: GetThemeSettingsSchemaForURI = async () => [],
     readonly getDocDefinitionForURI: GetDocDefinitionForURI = async () => undefined,
+    readonly getModeForURI: (uri: string) => Promise<Mode> = async () => 'theme',
   ) {
     const typeSystem = new TypeSystem(
       themeDocset,
       getSettingsSchemaForURI,
       getMetafieldDefinitions,
+      getModeForURI,
     );
     this.providers = [
       new ContentForArgumentHoverProvider(getDocDefinitionForURI),
diff --git a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/server/startServer.ts b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/server/startServer.ts
index b0ad21d93..bce45b2f2 100644
--- a/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/server/startServer.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-language-server-common/src/server/startServer.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ export function startServer(
     getThemeBlockNames,
     getMetafieldDefinitions,
     getDocDefinitionForURI,
+    getModeForURI,
   });
   const hoverProvider = new HoverProvider(
     documentManager,
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ export function startServer(
     getTranslationsForURI,
     getThemeSettingsSchemaForURI,
     getDocDefinitionForURI,
+    getModeForURI,
   );
 
   const executeCommandProvider = new ExecuteCommandProvider(